Ó hAodha is a Gaelic-Irish surname, that has commonly been Anglicised to Hayes or Hughes.

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Now generally anglicised as O'Hea (in County Cork), Hughes or Hayes, Ó hAodha derives from Aodh, a personal name (meaning "fire") popular at all historical times throughout the Gaelic world.

It is the surname of at least ten unrelated families found in Gaelic Ireland, such as

Bearers of the name

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